Wind cone



J.- S. BARTON Nov. 19, 1929.

wIND coNE Filed April 1o, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet. 1

Attorney Nov. 19, 1929. J. s.. BARTON WIND CONE l Filed April 10, 1929 2 sheets-sheen 2 v Inventor qmsgwiam Patented Nov. 19, 1929 n mieu JAMES BARTON, OF HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORN-.IA

VVINLDV CON E Application filed. ApriLlO,

This invention relates toappliances for use in conjunction withlflying iields, ai-rports and the like, and more particularly to a wind cone for indicating the direction ofthe' wind to the aviator.

On flying fields, airports and the like, it is the 4common practice to use the so-called wind cone to give the direct-ion, of wind to the aviator. This wind cone is mounted upon a relatively high tower and consists of f an elongated open sleeve for the wind stock made of flexible material and which is eX- vantages of the wind cone has appeared, one

4 ing afin-or rudder atthe Ymouth/of the windl stock, whereby the .windstriking the fin'or rudder will swing the wind stock to the'wind l softhat-the ysame willbe filled and heldin its i235 -fsired' way, such as by suitable struts andf' of the same being that thecone `will lnot always be held with the wind as'the windshifts and-another a vpositive means for holdingor attaching: the cone to permit the freerotation thereof with the wind.

- t is'therefore one of the primary objects' of my invention to provideV a wind cone havelongated horizontal position.l

Another salient feature of :my invention is the provision of lnovel meansffor `mounting the iin at the mouth of the-cone and novel means for connectingthecone andn on the towerfor free rotation. f

' AA further object of my inventionjis to'pro- 'f videa wind cone ofthe abovecharacter which 45' will be simple landeasy to manufacture, and

will be 'durable and eiiicient in use, one that onethat can be placed-upon themarket-at a `invention .consists in the novel construction,

arrangement andv formation of parts as will beV hereinafter more f specifically described,

' struction.

1929. Serrara-0. 354,080.

claimed and illustrated in the accompanyi ingf drawings, in which drawings:

.Figure 1 is a side elevation ofmy novel windrcone, showing the same supported at the upper end of a tower. t

Figure is a horizontalsec'tion, taken on the `line 2-2 of Figure l.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary verticalvsec- 'y tion, takenvon the line'3-3 of yFigure? 1, il-

Vlustratinggthe means of rotatably mounting the supporting shaft or mold on-,the tower;

Figure 4 is a rear elevation of the wind cone, showing the same removed from the tower andthe lower end of the supporting mold broken away.

Figure 5'is a top plan view of the device, withthe wind stopor sleeve removed from the supporting ring, and

-Figure-6 is an enlarged fragmentary horizontal section tekenen-the line tlf-6 ofrBig '5 ure 1, illustrating the meansemployed for connectingthe .various parts to the support- Jing pole or sash.

Referring tothe drawings in detail, whereV =in similar reference characters designate lcorresponding `parts throughout the several gviews, the letter'V A generally indicates my improved wind cone, anduB a tower for sup- 'Yend's-andsecured to aI-headblock The porting the same. The towerl B may be of i l I any ypreferred yor vconventional construction cor-ner standardsl() can be braced in any def' cross braces 12. The head block 11 can yhave Vsecured thereto a depending sleeve 13, which slupportsfthe vpole or staff 111, whichforms a part-of the wind-cone A;

'The windconeA inclu-des an annular sup-A stock 16 which can be of conventionalconand held in afhorizontal position.

In accordance with? thisv invention, VI pro# porting i ringA 15 'of' the l desired diameter `to 'which' Ais lacedor-Vv otherwise secured the wind This wind stoclr, 'as usual, ,in-

.vide a fin or-rudder 17, disposed in a vertical plane and this fin or rudder can be made of sheet metal of the desired gauge and has its forward end extended into the ring and secured thereto in any desired way. The fin 1is of plane contour. Thus it can be seen that the forward end of the fin 17 extends diametrically across the ring 15.y Th-e rear end of the fin can be slightly rolled as at 18 for reception of a reinforcing wire 19, which is secured thereto. This rod 19 extendsV beyond the upper and lower edges of the fins 17 at the rear endthereofrand is provided with eyes 2O which are disposedbetween ears 21 formed on split collars 22. These collars 22 are loosely clamped about the 'pole or sash 14 by the use of bolts 28, which extend through the ears 21 and the eyes 2O of the rod 19.

In order to brace thel ring 15, I Vprovide rearwardly extending pairs of upper an-d lower brace rods 24 that gradually converge toward each other lat the rear en-d of the iins.

, The rear ends of the rods 24 terminate in eyes and the upper pair of brace rods 24 are placed on opposite sides of the ears 2l of the upper collars22 while the eyes of the lower pair of rods 24 are placed ontheopposite sides of the ears 21 of the lower collar 22,and the retaining bolts`23 extend through the-eyes ofv Vthe rods 24.

VIn order to further brace the structure,par

t-icularly thefin 17, I provide diagonal brace bars 26 and 27 and these diagonal brace bars areglocated on the opposite sides of the fins as c `v yclearly shown in Figures 1 and 2 ofthe drawings. It is to be noted that the forward en-ds of these brace rods 26 and 27 are secured to the ring 15 at diametricallyropposed points,

Y while their inner ends extend toward their upper and lower collars 22 and the rearends Y of these rods 26 and 27 are provided with 'l A eyes 28,`through which the retaining bolts 23 also extend.

' Thus, in effect, it can be seen that all of the brace members are held on the collars 22 by the use of a pair of bolts. Y

The shaftA or pole14 is keyed tothe head V'i-brlockf 11` of ythe towermby means of the set Y screw 29 whereby the rod is rigidlyheld with- Y in the sleeve 13, as is clearly shown in Figv`ure 3. j'` A n Y P F ro'mfthe foregoing, it can be `seen that I Vhave provided an exceptionally simple, yet

strong wind cone, in which means is provided for positivelyholding the fabric-sleeve or wind stock'in thewind, thereby effectively ini suring the-proper use of the ,device at all times.,y

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Chang-es in details `may be madewithout departing lfrointhe spirit or scope of the invention. n Y' Y That I claiinas new 1s:4

1. A wind conefforV use in aviation fields coinprisingv elongated sleeve of flexible material, a support for the inner .end of the sleeve,

Vmeans for rotatably-supporting the sleeve,

and a wind lin of said support. Y

2. A wind coney comprising a supporting ring, an elongated sleeve 'of flexible material secured at its inner end to said ring, a vertically disposed supporting pole, means for rotatably securing the ring-tothe pole,

plane contour carried by and a fin of plane contour vextending reart wardly from said ring at the vertical diame-v tric center thereof to said pole. u

3. A wind conecomprising a, supporting ring, an elongated yopen sleeve of flexible material secured at'its inner end to said'ring, a pair of spaced collars arranged in vertical alignment in rear of said ring, a iin-of plane contour secured at its forward endto saidV Yits forward end to said ring at the vertical diametric center theerof, and means securing the rear edge of the fin and the rear ends of said rods to the ears. c

5. A wind cone for aviation fields comprising a ring, an elongated open Vsleeve of flexible material secured at its rear end to said c ring, a pair of spaced vertically aligned collars arranged in rear of said ring, saidv collars being split and provided with ears on opposite sides of said slits, rearwardly extending brace rods carried by the ring Vandk'extending toward said ears, a wind iin secured at its forward end to said ring at the vertical dia- -inetric centerthereof, diagonally lextending .brace rods arranged on the oppositev sides of the fin and secured at their forwardends to the ring and leifitending toward said ears, al supporting rod secured to the rear edgejofthe Y iin and extending beyond the upper and lower Vedges thereof, and' fastening bolts extending.,v

through the ears, therear ends of all of said brace rods, and the terminals of the brace rod for the fin. i 6. In a wind cone foraviation fields, a supporting tower including a head block, a de pending Vsleevecarriedyby the headA block, a .pole rigidly received in saidsleeve,.a ring,fanV

elongated sleeve of iexible'material secured at its rear end to said'ring, afin secured tothe Y. Y

.125 ring, and means for loosely mounting lthe rear ring kat the diametric vertical center of` said end of said-iin uponsaid pole. Y

In testimony whereof I aix my signature. 

